BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS
Honours or Major in Business Administration: for students who entered Business Administration in September 2002 or later.
Students from First Year Arts, with at least a D average, may take either the Honours or Major in Business Administration programme starting in Second Year. The programme of courses for both the Honours and Major is shown below. The requirements for Second Year only are shown in Table 4.
To earn an Bachelor of Arts (Honours Business Administration) degree, a student must successfully complete the Honours programme and must maintain a minimum B average in 300 and 400 level Business Administration courses and must attain a minimum overall B- average in their 4th Year. Students in the Honours programme must maintain at least an overall B- average in each year of the programme to remain in the Honours programme.
Students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours Business Administration) who attain at least an A- average in their 300 and 400 level courses will have their transcripts annotated “with First Class Distinction”. Students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours Business Administration) who attain at least a B- average in their 300 and 400 level courses will have their transcripts annotated “ with Distinction”.
Business Administration) degree.
Students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Major Business Administration) who attain at least an A- average in their 300 and 400 level courses will have their transcripts annotated “with First Class Distinction”. Students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Major Business Administration) who attain at least a B- average in their 300 and 400 level courses will have their transcripts annotated “with Distinction”.
4-YEAR BUSINESS ADMINISTRAT ION (HONOURS AND MAJOR) PROGRAMME
Business Administration Honours Programme:
- Business Admin.18 courses BAE 204: Financial Accounting
BAE 220A: Intro to Information Technology BAE 242B: Quantitative Methods I
BAE 300B: Finance
BAE 304A: Management Accounting
BAE 318B: Marketing Fundamentals(formerly BAE216) BAE 320A: Business Law
BAE 330A: Organizational Theory BAE 342A: Quantitative Methods II BAE 344B: Operations Management BAE 410A: Information Systems
BAE 418A: Intermediate Marketing(formerly BAE316) BAE 430B: Labour relations & Topics in Human
Resources Management
BAE 440A: International Management (New) BAE 450B: Advanced Topics in Management BAE 452: Business Policy
- Economics 2 courses
ECE 206A: Macroeconomic Theory and Policy I ECE 224A: Microeconomics I
- Electives 3 courses
POE332A: Public Administration in Canada is strongly recommended as an elective.
Students with at least 80% in Business Administration subjects may be able to take
BAE 490: Thesis, with permission of the Department and drop BAE 440A and BAE450B.
Common Arts Core)
Business Administration Major Programme: same programme as the Honours, except drop BAE440A and ECE 206A.
4-YEAR BUSINESS ADMINISTRAT ION (HONOURS AND MAJOR) PROGRAMME
Business Administration Minor Programme: Core: 5 courses
BAE220A: Introduction to Information Technology BAE300B: Finance
BAE304A: Management Accounting
BAE318B: Marketing Fundamentals (formerly BAE216) BAE344B: Operations Management
Electives: 3 courses – any other Business
Administration 200, 300 or 400 series courses
The Minor is open to Students from all Divisions.
* NOTE: Science Students taking a Minor in Business Administration will be able to count CSE101B: Introduction to Algorithms, towards the Minor.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
BAE101: Management: Principles and Practices in a Canadian Defence Setting
(AAF101: Principes et pratiques de la gestion dans le contexte de la défense canadienne)
Offered only by the Division of Continuing Studies Replaces BAE100 as of Fall 2004.
Providing a broad introduction to management – including its principles and practices – in a Defence setting, this course identifies the mechanisms affecting the management of military and civilian personnel at the institutional level (i.e. within both the CF and DND at large), and covers topics in organization, roles and responsibilities, resources and capabilities, operational activities, and business planning. The course also provides an overview about the role of the individual manager and the associated principal tasks of
controlling in a variety of dynamic circumstances.
Note: This course has minimum computer system requirements. For further details, please visit http://www.rmc.ca/academic/continuing/sysreq/index_e.html/
0-0-9 1 credit
BAE204: Financial Accounting (AAF204 : Comptabilité générale)
Pre-requisites: MAE106, ENE110 and ECE102 (or their equivalents) OR MAE106, BAE100 (or BAE101)
This course provides an introduction to the principles, practice and process of financial accounting. The student is introduced to the theory and mechanics of financial accounting with an emphasis on the presentation and development of accounting as an information system. Major topic areas include accounting theory, the processing of accounting data, accounting for assets, liabilities, owner’s equity and the preparation and interpretation of financial statements. Time permitting; the accounts of the federal government will also be introduced.
3-0-6 2 credits
BAE220A: Introduction to Information Technology (AAF220A: Introduction aux technologies de l’information)
Also offered through the Division of Continuing Studies Pre-requisites: MAE106, ENE110 and ECE102 (or their equivalents) OR MAE106, BAE100 (or BAE101)
This course is intended for students who will use Information Technology (IT) in the workplace. It is not intended for computer or systems professionals. The course will provide students with an introduction to the fundamentals of IT and its applications in an organizational setting. Students will be expected to have basic computer skills such as the ability to use a modern integrated office software package. Students who lack these skills will be required to take part in a skills lab. Topics include: Computer Hardware, Computer Software, Networking, Data Management, Uses of IT in Organizations, Development of Information Systems, Ethics and Information Technology.
3-0-6 1 credit
AAF 240 - Gestion des ressources humaines adaptée à l'environnement militaire
(Renumbered as BAE430)
BAE242A: Quantitative Methods I (AAF242A: Méthodes quantitatives I)
Pre-requisites: MAE106, MAE108, ENE110 and ECE102 (or their equivalents) OR MAE106, MAE108 (or equivalent coursework in Mathematics), BAE100 (or BAE101).
This course introduces students to the application of probabilistic and statistical techniques to business problems. Major topics include probability theory, estimation, confidence intervals and inference, all in the context of business problems.
3-0-6 1 credit
BAE244: Quantitative Methods Applied to Defence Management
Only offered through the Division of Continuing Studies. Pre-requisites: MAE106, MAE108, ENE110 and ECE102 (or their equivalents) OR MAE106, MAE108 (or equivalent coursework in Mathematics), BAE100 (or BAE101).
This course introduces the use of quantitative methods in managerial decision-making. Emphasis will be placed upon analyzing and drawing conclusions from data sets and on the use of specific techniques in making managerial decisions. Topics covered will include probability, probability models, statistical inference, single and multiple regressions, decision analysis, risk and forecasting. Computer based spreadsheets modelling and solution techniques will be used extensively throughout the course.
Note: This course has minimum computer system requirements. For further details, please visit http://www.rmc.ca/academic/continuing/sysreq/index_e.html/
0-0-9 1 credit
BAE246: Financial Accounting with Application to Defence
This course is an introductory course in accounting. It is intended to provide the student with a general understanding of financial reports and how they are prepared and used. Accordingly, the course will emphasize not only the procedures of accounting, but also the underlying principles and concepts of accounting and their application in a variety of contexts, including Defence.
Note: This course has minimum computer system requirements. For further details, please visit http://www.rmc.ca/academic/continuing/sysreq/index_e.html
0-0-9 1 credit
GEE283A: Engineering Economics (IGF283A: Génie et économie)
An introduction to the economic analysis of engineering and production activities: time-value of money; cash flows and equivalence; depreciation concepts and analysis; economic equipment replacement decisions; capital budgeting; effects of taxation and price level changes; cost-benefit analysis in the public sector.
2-0-4 0.5 credit
BAE300B: Finance (AAF300B: Finance)
Pre-requisite: BAE204, BAE242 OR BAE204, BAE244
This course introduces the students to principles of financial decision-making. Topics include the theory of present value and interest, risk, capital markets, and valuation, and decision-making within the firm including the financing decision, and capital budgeting. The emphasis is on the application of the principles to solve business, military and administrative problems.
3-0-6 1 credit
BAE 304A: Management Accounting (AAF304A : Comptabilité de gestion)
Also offered through the Division of Continuing Studies. Pre-requisite: BAE204, BAE242 OR BAE204, BAE244
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of
part of the course examines basic terms, concepts and systems of management accounting before moving on to more specific topics such as activity based costing, budgeting, variance analysis, and cost allocation. The course emphasizes the use of accounting information for planning and control within the organization and the appropriate use of accounting information for other types of decision making such as pricing and product profitability decisions. The role of management accounting in systems supporting quality programmes and just in time delivery is considered. Other types of decision making using accounting information such as capital budgeting and transfer pricing are examined as time permits. Consideration will be given to the behavioural and motivational impact of various management accounting systems.
3-0-6 1 credit
BAE318B: Marketing Fundamentals
(AAF318B : Principes fondamentaux de la com- mercialisation)
(Formerly BAE216)
Also offered through the Division of Continuing Studies. Pre-requisites: BAE204, BAE220, BAE242 OR BAE244, BAE246 BAE100 (or BAE101).
This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of Marketing within a business organization. The course will begin with an examination of consumer and business-to- business markets, before moving on to the major components of competitive marketing strategy, namely product/service development, pricing, distribution and promotion. The course will provide a foundation for future work in this area. No prerequisites are required although knowledge of differential calculus or microeconomics is helpful.
3-0-6 1 credit
BAE320A: Business Law (AAF320A : Droit commercial)
Pre-requisite: BAE204, BAE220, BAE242 OR BAE100 (or BAE101), BAE244, BAE246
A basic introduction to the Canadian legal system with a focus on the areas of law of particular relevance to business. The course will briefly discuss the court system and civil
and contract.
3-0-6 1 credit
BAE330A: Organizational Theory (AAF330A: Théorie de l’organisation)
Pre-requisite: PSE112 (or equivalent), ECE102 (or equivalent), BAE220
This course examines organizational theories, structures and processes. Organizational theories to be examined include classical management theory, contingency theory, open systems theories, theories based on technological imperatives and theories of bureaucracy. Emphasis will be placed on issues relating to process including organizational change, politics, power and control in organizations, organizational legitimacy and organizational design.
3-0-6 1 credit
BAE342A: Quantitative Methods II (AAF342A: Méthodes quantitatives II)
Pre-requisite: BAE242
This course continues the study of the disciplines of operations research and management science and their application to business, military and administrative problems. Topics include linear programming, integer programming, networks and computer simulation. As is the case in the prerequisite course, emphasis is on application and each topic is introduced and motivated by a specific management issue or problem.
Prerequisite: Quantitative Methods I
3-0-6 1 credit
BAE344B: Operations Management (AAF344B: Gestion des opérations)
Pre-requisite: BAE242, BAE330 (or their equivalents)
This course presents a qualitative overview and introduces quantitative methods used in planning and managing operations in the service and production sector of the economy. Topics include: design, process selection, capacity
customer, cost/benefit analysis, facility layout, inventory and supply chain management.
3-0-6 1 credit
BAE360: Human Factors
Not offered in Academic Year 2004-2005
Pre-requisite: BAE242, BAE330 (or their equivalents)
Human factors is a rapidly growing field. Ten years ago, it would have been difficult to find anyone outside of the human factors profession who could tell you the meaning of the term ergonomics. Today, good human factors design has become a major marketing tool that can provide a competitive advantage for those who choose to design with the "human" in mind. This course explores both sides of the human-machine interface. It includes a study of a broad range of human attributes from cognitive processes to anthropometry (measurement of the human body). Based on an understanding of these attributes, we turn our attention to the machine and examine basic design principles and practices that ensure the machine interface takes human abilities and weaknesses into consideration. The third major component of the human-machine system is the environment in which they work. The course looks at a few key environmental issues that can affect performance. As a final topic, we will look at human computer interaction and how the same fundamental human factor design principles can be applied to what is becoming perhaps the most common type of human-machine system.
1 credit
BAE410A: Information Systems (AAF410A: Système d’information)
Pre-requisite: BAE304, BAE330 (or their equivalents)
The objectives of this course are to provide a solid managerial perspective in the concepts essential to: 1) analyse and understand the capabilities and limitations of information technology so one can be an effective user of computers; 2) analyse, design, develop, implement and use MIS in organizations. Subjects covered include: role of information technology in organizations; strategic role of information systems in organizations; concepts, tools and techniques for systems development; managing information
resources, Decision Support Systems; and managing International Information Systems.
3-0-6 1 credit
BAE418B: Intermediate Marketing
(AAF418B : Commercialisation intermédiaire)
This course also offered by the Division of Continuing Studies.
Pre-requisite: ECE102 (or the equivalent), BAE318 (formerly BAE216).
This course builds on the marketing basics by showing how marketing strategy is directly influenced by a firm's competitiveness and other macro-environmental factors. In addition, this course emphasizes the importance of customer orientation and strategic market planning, as well as introduces the subject of global marketing. The course will examine how all the elements of the marketing mix can be utilized to best achieve the firm's goals as well as the selection of target markets. The course will also examine how to respond to changes in the firm's environment.
3-0-6 1 credit
BAE430B: Labour Relations and Topics in Human Resources Management
(AAF430B: Relations de travail et sujets en gestion des ressources humaines)
Pre-requisite: BAE204, BAE318, BAE330
This course examines the basic issues in labour relations such as union certification and negotiation and administration of collective agreements. Other selected topics in labour relations and human resources management will also be covered.
3-0-6 1 credit
BAE440A: International Management (AAF440A: Gestion Internationale)
Pre-requisite: BAE320, BAE344 Co-requisite: BAE410, BAE418
This course will focus upon the opportunities and threats with which a firm must contend to become globally competitive
setting. A particular emphasis will be placed on multinational corporations, that is, companies that have significant interests across nations. Course topics include consideration of: the international macro-environment, including its economic, political, legal, technological and social elements; the role of culture, including the challenges faced when managing, motivating and leading persons across a variety of cultures; and international strategic management, including strategic planning, organizing international operations and decision- making in an international context.
3-0-6 1 credit
BAE 450B: Advanced Topics in Management (AAF450B : Sujets avancés en gestion)
Pre-requisite: BAE320, BAE344 Co-requisite: BAE410, BAE418
This course examines topics from a number of management areas. The course will provide the student who has completed the more basic courses with exposure to more complex issues in areas such as accounting, marketing, production, quantitative methods and human resources management. In addition, the course examines areas of management the student has not previously been exposed to such as international business and logistics. Coverage of topics will be on a selective basis.
3-0-6 1 credit
BAE452: Business Policy
(AAF452 : Politique de l’entreprise)
Pre-requisite: BAE300, BAE304, BAE320, BAE344 Co-requisite: BAE410, BAE418
This course is intended to pull together material from the various Business Administration courses and illustrates the complex overlap that exists between areas in applied situations. In the examination of corporate strategy the focus will be on the application of theories, concepts and analytical techniques developed in other courses, to a variety of case problems and situations. The course examines how the internal resources of the firm, the organization of the firm and the environment of the firm, all influence the strategic choices that the firm makes. Over the two terms of the course students will also be required to work on a major project
for presentation to faculty and invited guests.
3-0-6 2 credits
BAE490: Thesis (AAF490: Thèse)
Pre-requisite: Permission of the Department Head Co-requisite: BAE410, BAE418, BAE452
This two-term course is available only to students of Business Administration who have an average of at least A- in 3rd year Business Administration courses. Students who take the course may substitute it in place of BAE 450B and BAE 440B. Before enrolling in the course a student must obtain the approval of a professor in the Department of Business Administration who will supervise the thesis. The topic of the thesis will be mutually agreed upon by the student and the professor and should be in one of the areas covered in one or more of the Business Administration core courses. The thesis topic should not be directly related to the major project of the course BAE452: Business Policy.
3-0-6 2 credits